Agreement
By using WHAT SAY (the app), this website, or our API, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the service.
Terms of Use
Not legal advice. This is a plain-language draft for an early release. Have a qualified attorney review before App Store submission or handling sensitive data at scale.
What WHAT SAY is
- A tool to reformat and explain written English (and planned features for audio and gloss support).
- Built with Deaf Gain and accessibility in mind — to support autonomy, not to rank languages or users.
What WHAT SAY is not
- Not a replacement for certified sign language interpreters — especially for medical, legal, mental health, or emergency situations.
- Not a replacement for parents, families, or schools teaching ASL to children.
- Not American Sign Language (ASL) itself — gloss and English outputs are aids only.
- Not professional advice of any kind.
AI and accuracy
Outputs may be wrong, incomplete, or culturally off. Tone labels and speaker tags are guesses. You must review everything before you act or send it.
You are responsible for your own communications and decisions.
Your responsibilities
- Use the app lawfully and with consent when recording or sharing others' words.
- Do not rely on WHAT SAY alone in high-stakes situations.
- Do not attempt to reverse engineer or abuse the service.
Privacy
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle data. It is part of these Terms.
Intellectual property
The app, site, and branding belong to their respective owners. Open-source components are used under their licenses (see the GitHub repository). You keep ownership of text you input.
Disclaimer
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, WHAT SAY and its contributors are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the service.
Indemnity
You agree to hold harmless the project contributors from claims arising from your misuse of the service or violation of these Terms.
Changes
We may change these Terms. The effective date will be updated on this page. Your continued use constitutes acceptance.
Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws applicable where the operator is established, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Courts in that jurisdiction shall have exclusive venue unless otherwise required by law.
(Maintainers: set your state/country in a future revision with legal counsel.)
Contact
For privacy or legal questions, open an issue at github.com/LoriCiv/whatSAY and include how to reach you.